Pistol holster



Aug.`25, 1936. s. G. GREEN PISTOL HOLSTER Filed Jan. 15, 1955 TTL-verda?l EamuElVErEm-L Att urne Patented Aug. 25, 1936 UND STATS PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

(Granted under the act of March 3, 1883, as amended April 30, 1928; 370 0. G. 757) The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the Government for governmental purposes, without the payment to me of any royalty thereon.

This invention relates to a pistol holster.

The purpose ci the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive holster which will securely hold a pistol against accidental removal.

A further object of the invention is to arrange the holster so that in withdrawing the pistol the trigger nger of the user may engage the trigger guard in rear of the trigger with a view to facilitating withdrawal and also with a view to placing the linger in a position where it may be quickly moved to engage the trigger.

To these and other ends, the invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of elements described hereinafter and pointed out in the claim forming a part of this specication.

A practical embodiment of the invention is i1- lustrated in the accompanying drawing, where- 1n:

Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation, with parts broken away, of a holster constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the holster with the pistol removed.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in side elevation and partly in section of a modification of the holster.

Referring to Fig. 1, the holster is of more or less conventional shape and comprises a pocket formed from a piece of material such as leather which is folded to provide an inner side 5 and an outer side 6. The ends of the material are brought together to form the rear end of the holster and are held together by rivets l. The usual ller pieces 8 8 are inserted between the ends of the material as is customary to give spacing, and a metal clip 9 embracing the ends and secured by the rivets provides rigidity.

A retaining spring I0 has .an outer portion II which is disposed between the metal clip 9 and the filler pieces 3 and is secured to the clip by a rivet I 2. The spring includes an inner portion I3 disposed within the pocket and secured by 5 rivets Ill to the holster. The inner portionis formed with a bow I5 conforming to the curvature of the trigger guard I6 of the pistol and adapted to engage the trigger guard when the pistol is in the holster. spring is preferably provided with a covering I'I of leather or rubber to avoid scratching the trig'- ger guard.

The outer side S of the holster is cut away as at I8 to expose the upper or rear part of the i5 trigger guard while masking the trigger I 9.

When the pistol is inserted in the holster the trigger guard is engaged in the bow of the spring .and the pistol is securely held against accidental withdrawal. When the pistol is to be withdrawn 20 the user places his hand on the grip 20 and inserts a nger in the trigger guard to assist in pulling out the pistol and to have it readily available to the trigger.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3 the metal 25 clip 2I is spaced from the end of the holster 22 to provide a chamber in which the outer end 23 of the` spring 24 is freely movable.

I claim:

A pistol holster comprising a pocket with a 30 closed rear end, a clip embracing the closed rear end of the holster and spaced from the outer side of said rear end, a reversely bent spring having an inner portion disposed Within the holster and secured thereto and having an outer portion dis- 35 posed in the space between the clip and the outer side of the rear ,end of the holster, and said inner portion having a bow adapted to engage the trigger guard of a pistol.

40 SAMUEL G. GREEN.

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